“It’s all part of the plan.”
Posted by: Rich Watson on August 5, 2009 at 10:29 am
Fred August 5th, 2009
A few thoughts.
First, before the presidential election, there was a USA Today column that compared John McCain and Barack Obama to comic book villains. Obama was compared to Joker. So, I guess it was a matter of when not if a mystery artist would produce an “Obama Joker” poster.
Second, there was no outcry over President Bush being portrayed as the Joker:
So, it makes since that the mystery artist thought “Hey, I can parody President Obama since everyone got away with spoofing the last guy!”
Finally, I wonder if the Obama Joker poster is a backlash over the “Superhero Obama” image that has dominated TV, comics, etc.
Fred August 5th, 2009
Rich,
Newsarama’s blog weighs in on “Obama Joker”:
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/08/04/worst-obama-comic-book-tie-in-yet/#comments
